Man, 18, shot in leg in New Haven

Published 3:16 pm, Tuesday, April 5, 2016

NEW HAVEN >> Police are investigating after a man was shot in the leg Monday afternoon.

Officers responded to the shooting in the area of 25 Stanley St. shortly before 4 p.m., according to a press release Tuesday from police spokesman Officer David Hartman.

Officers located the victim, an 18-year-old man, in the area with a gunshot wound to his leg.

The victim told police he was walking with a friend on Norton Street when he saw someone he recognized as an acquaintance, Hartman said. The victim said he greeted the man, who turned out to be someone else.

The man allegedly pulled out a gun and fired several shots, Hartman said. The victim and his friend took off running, and the victim was shot in the leg. His status Tuesday was not immediately available.

According to Hartman, the shooter was described only as a masked person dressed in dark clothing.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police at 203-946-6304. Calls can be made anonymously.